Private Benjamin's immovable object is pampered Judy Benjamin, a wedding night widow. The irresistible force is a three-year, expense-paid hitch in the U.S. Army. What's Judy doing in combat boots and fatigues? A recruiter seductively describes today's "new Army" and gullible Judy takes the bait. Academy Award winner Goldie Hawn is a private first class in her Oscar nominated role of Judy, a fish-out-of-water coming of age via the rigours of basic training and a European assignment. Also top notch are Robert Webber, Mary Kay Place, Albert Brooks, and Eileen Brennan, also an Oscar nominee and an Emmy winner for the TV series this movie inspired.